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>Subject: Press Release: First American Indian Youth Literature Book Awards
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>For Immediate Release
>September 5, 2006
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>First American Indian Youth Literature Award winners announced, honored at
>JCLC
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>CHICAGO - The American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of
>the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the first
>recipients of its American Indian Youth Literature Award. This new
>literary award was created as a way to identify and honor the very best
>writing and illustrations by and about American Indians. Books selected to
>receive the award present Native Americans in the fullness of their
>humanity in the present and past contexts.
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>The award is presented in each of three categories-picture book, middle
>school, and young adult-and each winner receives $500 and a commemorative
>plaque, which will be presented during the Joint Conference of Librarians
>of Color’s (JCLC) Children’s Luncheon program in Dallas on October 13
>at noon.
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>"We are thrilled to have this opportunity to honor authors and
>illustrators who best portray Native American culture for young readers,"
>said Victor Schill, co-chair, AILA American Indian Youth Literature Award
>committee. "The rich literary heritage of this nation includes the oral
>and printed stories of its indigenous peoples. American Indian literature
>always has been and continues to be an integral part of our literary tapestry."
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>"Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story," by the Confederated Salish
>and Kootenai Tribes, illustrated by Sam Sandoval, and published by the
>University of Nebraska Press is the winner for the picture book category.
>Accompanied by rich watercolor illustrations, the text relates a
>culturally vital tale from the Salish people of Montana about the
>significance of the gift of fire and how it should be respected.
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>Louise Erdrich is the winner of the middle-school award for "The Birchbark
>House," published by Hyperion Books for Children. Setting her book in the
>middle 19th century, Erdrich paints a detailed portrait of Ojibwa life
>through the experiences of 7-year-old Omakayas who lives on the Island of
>the Golden Breasted Woodpecker on Lake Superior. "The Birchbark House" was
>Erdrich’s first novel for young readers, and the first book she has
>illustrated. She is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwa and
>lives with her two daughters in Minnesota.
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>The young adult award is "Hidden Roots," written by Joseph Bruchac and
>published by Scholastic Press. The book is set within the historical
>framework of the Vermont Eugencis Program, a Native American sterilization
>program in the 1930s, and tells the story of the haunting effects of this
>shameful and tragic deed on one of the Abenaki families victimized by it.
>Author of more than 70 books for adults and children, Bruchac is of
>Abenaki ancestry and is a nationally recognized professional storyteller
>living in Greenfield Center, New York.
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>To register to attend the presentation of the American Indian Youth
>Literature Award, please visit the JCLC Web site at
><http://www.ala.org/jclc>www.ala.org/jclc . Advance registration for the
>JCLC ends September 8, 2006.
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>In the near future an American Indian Youth Literature Award free
>downloadable bookmark and brochure will be made available on the AILA Web
>site at
><http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html>www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html
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>Members of the American Indian Youth Literature Award are: Naomi Caldwell,
>co-chair, GSLIS, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.; Victor L.
>Schill, co-chair, Harris County Public Library, Houston; Carlene Engstrom,
>D’Arcy McNickle Library, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Mont.; and
>Gabriella Kaye, Mashantucket, Pequot Museum & Research Center,
>Mashantucket, Conn.
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><http://www.ala.org/>AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
>50 E. Huron Chicago, IL 60611 Call Us Toll Free 1-800-545-2433
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>Naomi R. Caldwell (Ramapough/Lenape), Ph.D.,
>University of Rhode Island
>Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
>11 Rodman Hall
>Kingstown, RI 02881
>(401)874-2278 office/voicemail
>(401)874-4964 fax
>email: inpeacencw@aol.com
><http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/web/People/Caldwell/Naomi-newfac.html>http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/web/People/Caldwell/Naomi-newfac.html
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>Stand up and sit down.
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>The triumph of the teacher is always in bringing his student to his own
>understanding, and even more than that, endeavoring to inspire within the
>student the possibility of going beyond himself in his search of knowledge
>and truth. J.G.L.
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>All things are possible only believe. Mark 9:23
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Debbie A. Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-144
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Email: debreese@uiuc.edu
Internet Resource & Blog:
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu
TEL 217-265-9885
FAX 217-265-9880
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